There were 378 issued the quarter before.
Starting and managing a small business in Ohio is not an easy task. Nearly $172 billion is paid to employee salaries and more than 72,924 businesses declare bankruptcy every year.
A Congressional Research Service study found small firms accounted for about 63 percent or two-thirds of new private-sector jobs in the U.S.
Professional licenses issued in Lorain County in Q4 2023
| License Holder | City | Issue Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2B Clean - Auto Detailing, LLC | North Ridgeville | 12/26/2023 |
| Aaron Paul Jones | Amherst | 11/09/2023 |
| Adeva Salon and Spa | Oberlin | 12/28/2023 |
| Agnes Ruth Smith | Oberlin | 11/17/2023 |
| Aidan Michael Boden | Amherst | 11/28/2023 |
| Aimee Insun Fowls | Elyria | 11/27/2023 |
| Aleena Sameh Malkieh | North Ridgeville | 10/30/2023 |
| Alesha Joi Caine | Oberlin | 10/12/2023 |
| Alexander Earl Smith | Amherst | 12/01/2023 |
| Alexandra Melone | Avon Lake | 11/06/2023 |
| Alexandria Claire Rodgers | North Ridgeville | 12/28/2023 |
| Alexandria Claire Rodgers | North Ridgeville | 12/08/2023 |
| Alexis Dafonseca | Oberlin | 11/28/2023 |
| Alexis French | Avon Lake | 11/02/2023 |
| Alexis Shawna Rednour | Elyria | 10/28/2023 |
| Alicia A. Rivera-Monaghan | Elyria | 12/04/2023 |
| Alicia C. Chrosniak | Vermilion | 11/20/2023 |
| Aliyah Nikole Thomas | Lorain | 12/13/2023 |
| Alli Jones | Grafton | 12/04/2023 |
| Allison Margaret Kimmel | Avon Lake | 11/07/2023 |
| Alyssa Wesolowski | Lorain | 12/13/2023 |
| Amaia Jael Jacinto | Lorain | 12/20/2023 |
| Amanda Cook | Elyria | 11/17/2023 |
| Amber Nicole Kidd | Lorain | 11/14/2023 |
| Amiah Marie Kreilick | Lorain | 12/01/2023 |
| Anastasia Ashley Majoras | Lorain | 10/24/2023 |
| Andrea Lynn Sattelmaier | LaGrange | 10/18/2023 |
| Andrea M. Bates | Elyria | 10/31/2023 |
| Andrew Kanczak | Lorain | 10/31/2023 |
| Andria Nicole McClelland | Sheffield Lake | 10/10/2023 |
| Angel M. Robey | Lorain | 11/20/2023 |
| Angel M. Robey | Lorain | 11/20/2023 |
| Angelita Schmidt | Vermilion | 12/28/2023 |
| Annette Daro | Lorain | 10/10/2023 |
| Anthony Richard Bencina | North Ridgeville | 11/28/2023 |
| April Reyes | Lorain | 10/31/2023 |
| Aravetta Alston | Oberlin | 11/27/2023 |
| Arianna Marie Negron | Avon Lake | 11/30/2023 |
| Arielle Shannon | Lorain | 12/01/2023 |
| Ashley Lutz | Elyria | 12/11/2023 |
| Ashley Nicole Kump | Lorain | 11/20/2023 |
| Ashley Rongyos | Lorain | 11/16/2023 |
| Ashley Shameka Toppin | Avon | 12/23/2023 |
| Audrey J. Bell | Lorain | 10/10/2023 |
| BeThereHairSMP | Lorain | 12/01/2023 |
| Berenice Hernandez | Lorain | 11/17/2023 |
| Beth Ann Fleming | North Ridgeville | 11/09/2023 |
| Beverly Ann Murphy | Elyria | 10/18/2023 |
| Brandy Autumn Gray | Elyria | 10/28/2023 |
| Brenda Lori James | North Ridgeville | 11/04/2023 |
| Briana Yve Taylor | Lorain | 12/21/2023 |
| Brianna M. Vettel | LaGrange | 12/14/2023 |
| Brieannah Cheyanne Johnson | Oberlin | 12/21/2023 |
| Brittany D. Glass | Amherst | 10/30/2023 |
| Brittney N. Smith | Lorain | 12/05/2023 |
| Caitlin J. Cohagan | Elyria | 10/04/2023 |
| Carly Sierra Juhasz | North Ridgeville | 12/08/2023 |
| Case, Richard B CPA | Elyria | 10/31/2023 |
| Catherine A. Tilow | North Ridgeville | 10/02/2023 |
| Catherine Norton | Elyria | 11/29/2023 |
| Cayla M. James | Elyria | 12/27/2023 |
| Chelsea Mae Gutierrez Kim | North Ridgeville | 10/23/2023 |
| Christian Nieves | Lorain | 10/13/2023 |
| Cory Cuts, LLC | North Ridgeville | 11/15/2023 |
| Courtney Price | Elyria | 11/01/2023 |
| Courtney Price | Elyria | 11/01/2023 |
| Dakota Ramey | North Ridgeville | 12/20/2023 |
| Damia Parks | Elyria | 12/15/2023 |
| Darqueshia R. Johnson | Lorain | 11/14/2023 |
| David Michael Sayre | Amherst | 10/17/2023 |
| Deandre I. Morgan | North Ridgeville | 11/30/2023 |
| Devin Andrew Taylor | Lorain | 12/08/2023 |
| Deztiney Faith Bell | Elyria | 12/08/2023 |
| Dionisia Anna Ortiz | North Ridgeville | 10/11/2023 |
| Dorothy Kathleen Ortegon | Lorain | 10/27/2023 |
| Dorothy Marie Zvosecz | Lorain | 10/26/2023 |
| Edwin Figueroa | Elyria | 12/15/2023 |
| Elizabeth Goodman | Avon Lake | 12/28/2023 |
| Ella Lee Anne Mariast | Amherst | 12/01/2023 |
| Ella Lee Anne Mariast | Amherst | 12/04/2023 |
| Emagzin T. Hill | Lorain | 10/28/2023 |
| Emily Joyce | Avon | 11/09/2023 |
| Emily Ryan Welsh | Avon Lake | 12/06/2023 |
| Emmah Elizabeth Blackshire | Amherst | 10/17/2023 |
| Emmah Elizabeth Blackshire | Amherst | 10/17/2023 |
| Employer HCS, LLC | Oberlin | 12/06/2023 |
| Enam Lana Mahayri | Avon Lake | 11/20/2023 |
| Erica N. Dorrance | Lorain | 12/19/2023 |
| Erik Escamilla | Avon | 11/15/2023 |
| Erika Jo Nekl | Elyria | 11/15/2023 |
| Erin Marche O'Quinn | Lorain | 11/03/2023 |
| Erin Nicole Dunfee | Lorain | 12/18/2023 |
| Erotida Gjino | North Ridgeville | 12/21/2023 |
| Eryn Reese Mitterling | Wellington | 11/16/2023 |
| Estella Luu Benson | Amherst | 12/08/2023 |
| Eugene Ivan Mata | Lorain | 11/28/2023 |
| Gail Eagleton | North Ridgeville | 12/01/2023 |
| Gloria Ballesteros | Amherst | 12/18/2023 |
| Grace Ellen Folley | South Amherst | 12/14/2023 |
| Gracie Marie Habeeb | Avon | 10/13/2023 |
| Gwendolyn Aryn O'Reilly | North Ridgeville | 11/14/2023 |
| Hannah Tilley | Elyria | 12/02/2023 |
| Haylie Davis | Elyria | 11/28/2023 |
| Hector Rosa | Lorain | 12/05/2023 |
| Holly Marie Dougherty | Lorain | 12/21/2023 |
| Jackeline Hernandez Rivera | Elyria | 12/21/2023 |
| Jacob Adamrovich | Sheffield Lake | 10/17/2023 |
| Jaianni Cannon | Lorain | 12/13/2023 |
| Jamie M. Brod | Lorain | 11/21/2023 |
| Janie Spencer Crooks | Oberlin | 10/05/2023 |
| Jasmin Dominique Cruz | Lorain | 12/02/2023 |
| Jasmine Cruz | Lorain | 10/13/2023 |
| Jennifer Elizabeth Wiseman | Elyria | 12/01/2023 |
| Jenny Terryl-pollom Forrest | Vermilion | 10/05/2023 |
| Jenny Terryl-pollom Forrest | Vermilion | 11/15/2023 |
| Jessica Ruthann Loera | Lorain | 11/07/2023 |
| Joann Wilson | Lorain | 12/21/2023 |
| Joseph Wilcox Jr. | Lorain | 12/22/2023 |
| Joshua Patrick Wolf | North Ridgeville | 12/05/2023 |
| Jr Classic Cut, LLC | Lorain | 10/30/2023 |
| Julia Rae Brezovsky | North Ridgeville | 10/26/2023 |
| Julie A. Rivera | Elyria | 11/08/2023 |
| Kaitlin Elizabeth Adkins | North Ridgeville | 10/27/2023 |
| Karelis Marie Angulo | Elyria | 10/23/2023 |
| Karen Julia Greene | Oberlin | 10/11/2023 |
| Karsey Jean White | Elyria | 11/17/2023 |
| Kasandra Arleen Soto | Lorain | 10/02/2023 |
| Kassandra Lynne Laurent | Elyria | 10/10/2023 |
| Kathleen Rose Miller | Elyria | 10/31/2023 |
| Katrina Marie Ellis | Lorain | 11/14/2023 |
| Kay-La Willbond | North Ridgeville | 11/06/2023 |
| Kayla Marie Madden | Lorain | 12/02/2023 |
| Kayla Yvonne Hunter | Lorain | 11/22/2023 |
| Kaylee Kleckner | Avon Lake | 10/18/2023 |
| Kaylee Marie Walker | North Ridgeville | 10/06/2023 |
| Kaylee Nicole Kirk | Avon Lake | 11/09/2023 |
| Kelli Nicole Gardner | Grafton | 12/21/2023 |
| Kelsey D. Watson | North Ridgeville | 10/24/2023 |
| Kevin Ostrica | Avon Lake | 11/28/2023 |
| Kevin Schau | Elyria | 12/01/2023 |
| Khayshla Marie Santos | Lorain | 12/15/2023 |
| Kiara De Jesus | North Ridgeville | 12/19/2023 |
| Kiersten Janae Young | Lorain | 12/07/2023 |
| Kiersten Janae Young | Lorain | 11/30/2023 |
| Kimberlynn Jenna Cutlip | Amherst | 12/15/2023 |
| Kristen E. Jeffers | LaGrange | 11/14/2023 |
| Kyla Deanna Toothman | Grafton | 10/27/2023 |
| Lacraysha Allgood | Lorain | 10/28/2023 |
| Latasha M. Gordon | Elyria | 11/21/2023 |
| Linda Marie Schonhiutt | North Ridgeville | 11/30/2023 |
| Lindsay K. Ellis | Lorain | 10/04/2023 |
| Lindsey Marie Prechtl | Grafton | 11/06/2023 |
| Lisa Langford | Elyria | 10/05/2023 |
| Lucky Nikole Rach | Avon Lake | 11/27/2023 |
| Luevenia Donella Bailey | Lorain | 12/15/2023 |
| Luis Anthony Lozada | Lorain | 12/15/2023 |
| Lynn E. Reeves | North Ridgeville | 10/27/2023 |
| Madelyn Utrata | Avon Lake | 11/06/2023 |
| Madison Nicole Fate | Avon Lake | 11/27/2023 |
| Madison Sue Hartley | LaGrange | 10/20/2023 |
| Main Street Care Center | Avon Lake | 11/08/2023 |
| Mara Rose Buchs | Amherst | 11/06/2023 |
| Marc Goff | Elyria | 12/21/2023 |
| Marcel Antonio Rosa | North Ridgeville | 10/26/2023 |
| Marcie Lewis | Vermilion | 10/10/2023 |
| Marcus Atkinson | Lorain | 10/17/2023 |
| Mariah Brown | Elyria | 12/05/2023 |
| Mariah Justice Leigh Kidwell | Elyria | 10/04/2023 |
| Marina Mastantuono | Avon Lake | 11/30/2023 |
| Marissa Noel Kloock | Elyria | 12/07/2023 |
| Marlayna Elizabeth Fern | Elyria | 10/13/2023 |
| Mary Jane Misischia | Avon | 11/21/2023 |
| Mason Joseph Coates | Amherst | 10/16/2023 |
| Mason Stewart | Amherst | 10/11/2023 |
| Maycee Jo Frederick | Elyria | 10/02/2023 |
| McKayla Elizabeth Ortiz | Wellington | 10/28/2023 |
| Megan Alicia Sindelar | Lorain | 11/18/2023 |
| Melissa Rodachy | Grafton | 10/26/2023 |
| Mercy Health Physicians Lorain, LLC | Lorain | 11/01/2023 |
| Mercy Health Physicians Lorain, LLC | Lorain | 12/18/2023 |
| Michaela Miller | Grafton | 11/28/2023 |
| Michele T. Brewer | Lorain | 12/27/2023 |
| Mild 2 Wild | Lorain | 12/05/2023 |
| Morgan Renee Farnsworth | Wellington | 12/01/2023 |
| Moriah A. Montalvo | North Ridgeville | 11/17/2023 |
| Muhammad Abbas Warraich | Elyria | 10/12/2023 |
| Nailena Victoria Lopez | Elyria | 11/15/2023 |
| Natalie Elizabeth Drake | North Ridgeville | 10/03/2023 |
| Natalie Kurucz | Elyria | 12/08/2023 |
| Natalie Maree Henderson | Elyria | 11/17/2023 |
| Neimaliz Ortiz | Lorain | 10/17/2023 |
| Nicholas Charles Grazetti | North Ridgeville | 12/15/2023 |
| Nicole Elizabeth Willis | Lorain | 10/27/2023 |
| Nicole Grace Maitino | LaGrange | 10/31/2023 |
| Nicole Williams | Avon | 12/15/2023 |
| Nikki Ford Hair Company | Avon | 12/20/2023 |
| OCC Health Concepts | Elyria | 11/21/2023 |
| Olivia Catherine Ivy James | Oberlin | 11/17/2023 |
| Patricia Ann Bowman | Grafton | 10/03/2023 |
| Patrick Henderson | Lorain | 10/11/2023 |
| Paul A. Smith | Amherst | 10/12/2023 |
| Peter Anthony Spinoso | North Ridgeville | 11/28/2023 |
| Quickmed Urgent Care - Lorain School | Lorain | 10/17/2023 |
| Quishauna Shannon | Elyria | 10/30/2023 |
| Rachel Joan Knierim | North Ridgeville | 12/12/2023 |
| Rachel Marie Turner | Grafton | 10/16/2023 |
| Raed El A. Sayed | Avon | 10/19/2023 |
| Raquel Stanford | Elyria | 12/07/2023 |
| Rashanaee Christina Monique Pratt | Lorain | 11/17/2023 |
| Rebecca A. Serfozo | Lorain | 10/18/2023 |
| Restorative Aesthetic Wellness, LLC | Amherst | 12/08/2023 |
| Ricki Jaram | Lorain | 10/18/2023 |
| Riley McCort | Grafton | 10/10/2023 |
| Robert Joseph Vilcheck | Avon Lake | 10/20/2023 |
| Robert Scott MacLaren | Sheffield Lake | 10/02/2023 |
| Rose Giovannazzo | Elyria | 12/18/2023 |
| Ryvers Tuesdae Cogar | Vermilion | 10/24/2023 |
| Sahara Davis | Elyria | 12/28/2023 |
| Salon Source | North Ridgeville | 11/15/2023 |
| Samantha Krupar | Oberlin | 12/26/2023 |
| Samantha M. Swiger | Lorain | 11/09/2023 |
| Sandra Booth | North Ridgeville | 12/08/2023 |
| Sandra Bragg | Wellington | 10/10/2023 |
| Sarah Schoelwer | Vermilion | 12/12/2023 |
| Sarah Schoelwer | Vermilion | 11/02/2023 |
| Seth Bruce France | Elyria | 12/15/2023 |
| Sha'quanna Young | Elyria | 10/23/2023 |
| Sharon Spencer | Lorain | 10/12/2023 |
| Sharon Therese Krueck | Lorain | 11/13/2023 |
| Shelly Angel Lukas | Lorain | 10/10/2023 |
| Sianna Marie Ramos | Lorain | 10/18/2023 |
| Sibaus | Elyria | 10/12/2023 |
| Sierra Clark | Lorain | 11/07/2023 |
| Stacy Mantell | Avon | 10/28/2023 |
| Starr Bish | North Ridgeville | 11/28/2023 |
| Starr Bish | North Ridgeville | 12/18/2023 |
| Stephanie Susan Gluckle | Lorain | 10/23/2023 |
| Stephanie Wilkinson | Elyria | 11/07/2023 |
| Stephany Lynn Donofrio | Elyria | 10/12/2023 |
| Steven Lee Rapchak | Amherst | 11/29/2023 |
| Sugar Glow, LLC | Grafton | 10/11/2023 |
| Suzi Ann Ochsenwald | Avon Lake | 12/07/2023 |
| Ta-Shay Edwards | Lorain | 12/05/2023 |
| Taitum Charlton | Elyria | 10/05/2023 |
| Teresa A. Jones | Wellington | 11/01/2023 |
| Tessa Anne Johnston | Avon | 10/30/2023 |
| Tessa Marie Taylor | Amherst | 10/04/2023 |
| Thomas Born | Sheffield Lake | 10/10/2023 |
| Tianna Thomas | Elyria | 11/30/2023 |
| Tiara Cierra James | Lorain | 10/05/2023 |
| Tiffany Laschen | Avon Lake | 12/21/2023 |
| Tina Maria Simmons | Elyria | 10/10/2023 |
| Toccara S. Tyler-Tye | Lorain | 11/02/2023 |
| Tomas Antonio Delgado | Lorain | 12/12/2023 |
| Travis John Cooper | North Ridgeville | 10/27/2023 |
| Tristiana Lynn Mitchell | Avon | 10/21/2023 |
| University Hospitals Medical Group, Inc. | Avon | 10/17/2023 |
| VIO Med Spa | Avon | 12/05/2023 |
| VIO Med Spa | Avon | 12/11/2023 |
| Vanessa Ann Henderson | Lorain | 11/01/2023 |
| Vanessa Ann Henderson | Lorain | 12/06/2023 |
| Victoria Elizabeth Shullick | Lorain | 12/12/2023 |
| Victoria Lauren Palos | Lorain | 10/23/2023 |
| Village BarberShop, LLC | Grafton | 10/05/2023 |
| Vincenzo Xavier Hicks | Amherst | 11/27/2023 |
| Vineetha Gudimella | North Ridgeville | 11/20/2023 |
| Warren Daniels | Lorain | 10/31/2023 |
| Wendi Lia Simpson | Elyria | 10/31/2023 |
| Wesley Williams | Avon | 11/14/2023 |
| Wynter Rose Rave | Lorain | 12/05/2023 |
| Zacchaeus Kenneth Adgers | Elyria | 10/31/2023 |
| Zachary Ryan Houde | Avon | 10/27/2023 |
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